Meanings
adjectiveshort-paid (comparative more short-paid, superlative most short-paid)
comparative more short-paid · superlative most short-paid
- employmentbusinessPaid less than the amount owed; underpaid, especially due to clerical error, billing adjustment, or miscalculation.
Synonyms: underpaid, shortchanged
verb
- participlepastpast participle of short-pay.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePaid less than the amount owed; underpaid, especially due to clerical error, billing adjustment, or miscalculation.
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Origin
Formed from short-pay + -ed, parallel to shortchanged.
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APA
short-paid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-paid
MLA
“short-paid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-paid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short-paid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-paid.
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